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Large Minnesota Multi-Specialty Group Automates and Connects Physicians,

Improves Quality Management

CHICAGO and MANKATO, Minn., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts, the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that Mankato Clinic has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) to connect and automate clinical tasks for their 113 multi-specialty physicians and practitioners, and enhance their quality initiatives.

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The Mankato Clinic is one of the largest physician-owned practices in Minnesota, with clinics in six communities across a 70-mile area that together handled nearly 400,000 patient visits in 2007.

"The Mankato Clinic is committed to making healthcare more efficient and effective for our patients, and the implementation of Allscripts is a major step in that direction," said Roger Greenwald, Chief Executive Officer of Mankato Clinic. "With the electronic health record, our patients can expect quicker, more seamless care as well as improvements in our ability to track and improve the quality of care we deliver."

The Electronic Health Record from Allscripts will replace paper recordkeeping for the Mankato Clinic by automating everyday clinical tasks such as prescribing medications, ordering and viewing laboratory tests, and documenting patient care. The solution also will connect Mankato Clinic physicians and other caregivers to laboratories, pharmacies, insurers and other key healthcare stakeholders, while delivering secure, immediate access to patient information at the point of care -- whether in the office, at the hospital or remotely.

Mankato Clinic selected Allscripts after a five-year research process that was dr
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